{"id":359079,"date":"2025-12-19T21:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/359079\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T21:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:31:31","slug":"western-australia-adds-seven-more-players-to-squad-for-aami-afl-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/359079\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Australia adds seven more players to squad for AAMI AFL Origin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                Mitch Georgiades during the round 14 match between Port Adelaide and Melbourne at Adelaide Oval, June 15, 2025. Picture: AFL Photos<\/p>\n<p>Another pair of premiership teammates will reunite for the 2026 AAMI AFL Origin match, as the AFL today confirmed seven additional selections for Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Callum Ah Chee and Brandon Starcevich, who played in the Brisbane Lions\u2019 back-to-back premiership triumphs, will both pull on the \u2018Black Swan\u2019 on Saturday, 14 February at Optus Stadium following off-season moves to the Adelaide Crows and West Coast Eagles respectively.<\/p>\n<p>They will be joined in the Western Australian squad by Port Adelaide\u2019s Mitch Georgiades, the Geelong Cats\u2019 Lawson Humphries, Western Bulldogs\u2019 Rory Lobb, Melbourne\u2019s Trent Rivers and Gold Coast SUNS\u2019 Wil Powell, bringing the squad total to 21 players.<\/p>\n<p>Former Adelaide Crows captain and current assistant coach Nathan van Berlo has also been added to the Western Australian coaching panel, joining Sydney Swans senior coach Dean Cox, who will lead the team, and Fremantle senior coach Justin Longmuir, who will serve as Cox\u2019s assistant along with van Berlo.<\/p>\n<p>The latest selections follow last week\u2019s announcement of nine players, including former Melbourne premiership teammates Luke Jackson and Kysaiah Pickett. They also included West Coast\u2019s Liam Baker, who will have the opportunity to play alongside former Richmond premiership teammate Shai Bolton, and Ah Chee and Starcevich\u2019s former Brisbane premiership teammate Charlie Cameron.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining squad members for Western Australia will be announced early next year as the highly anticipated return of Origin football draws closer.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, AAMI AFL Origin will be delivered with the support of the Western Australian Government, through Tourism WA, and showcase the best of the state to fans all over the country.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 AAMI AFL Origin match will be broadcast on Seven Network and Foxtel, as well as 7plus and Kayo streaming platforms, spotlighting Perth and its world-class sporting facilities to the rest of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The match will begin at 4.40pm AWST \/ 7.40pm AEDT with tickets now on sale! For more information, head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afl.com.au\/origin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Origin.AFL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Callum Ah Chee<br \/>AFL Club: Adelaide Crows<br \/>State League Club: South Fremantle<br \/>Community Club: Kelmscott<\/p>\n<p>Liam Baker<br \/>AFL Club: West Coast Eagles<br \/>State League Club: West Perth\/Subiaco<br \/>Community Club: Lake Grace<\/p>\n<p>Tom Barrass<br \/>AFL Club: Hawthorn<br \/>State League Club: Claremont<br \/>Community Club: Scarborough<\/p>\n<p>Shai Bolton<br \/>AFL Club: Fremantle<br \/>State League Club: South Fremantle<br \/>Community Club: Forrestdale<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Cameron<br \/>AFL Club: Brisbane Lions<br \/>State League Club: Swan Districts<br \/>Community Club: Newman<\/p>\n<p>Darcy Cameron<br \/>AFL Club: Collingwood<br \/>State League Club: Claremont<br \/>Community Club: North Albany<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Clark<br \/>AFL Club: Fremantle<br \/>State League Club: Claremont<br \/>Community Club: Railways<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Cripps<br \/>AFL Club: Carlton<br \/>State League Club: East Fremantle<br \/>Community Club: Northampton<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Georgiades<br \/>AFL Club: Port Adelaide<br \/>State League Club: Subiaco<br \/>Community Club: Wembley Downs<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Hill<br \/>AFL Club: St Kilda<br \/>State League Club: West Perth<br \/>Community Club: Quinns District<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Hogan<br \/>AFL Club: GWS GIANTS<br \/>State League Club: Claremont<br \/>Community Club: Marist<\/p>\n<p>Lawson Humphries<br \/>AFL Club: Geelong Cats<br \/>State League Club: Swan Districts<br \/>Community Club: Wickham Wolves<\/p>\n<p>Luke Jackson<br \/>AFL Club: Fremantle<br \/>State League Club: East Fremantle<br \/>Community Club: Bullcreek-Leeming<\/p>\n<p>Rory Lobb<br \/>AFL Club: Western Bulldogs<br \/>State League Club: Swan Districts<br \/>Community Club: Bassendean<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Naughton<br \/>AFL Club: Western Bulldogs<br \/>State League Club: Peel Thunder<br \/>Community Club: Rockingham<\/p>\n<p>Kysaiah Pickett<br \/>AFL Club: Melbourne<br \/>State League Club: Woodville-West Torrens<br \/>Community Club: Quairading<\/p>\n<p>Wil Powell<br \/>AFL Club: Gold Coast SUNS<br \/>State League Club: Claremont<br \/>Community Club: Scarborough<\/p>\n<p>Trent Rivers<br \/>AFL Club: Melbourne<br \/>State League Club: East Fremantle<br \/>Community Club: Bullcreek Leeming<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Starcevich<br \/>AFL Club: West Coast Eagles<br \/>State League Club: East Perth<br \/>Community Club: Mt Lawley-Inglewood<\/p>\n<p>Sam Taylor<br \/>AFL Club: GWS GIANTS<br \/>State League Club: Swan Districts<br \/>Community Club: Upper Swan<\/p>\n<p>Chad Warner<br \/>AFL Club: Sydney Swans<br \/>State League Club: East Fremantle<br \/>Community Club: Willetton<\/p>\n<p>Official Accommodation Partner ALL Accor offers fans access to a variety of options to suit all tastes and budgets with 12 hotels and apartments across Perth. Travelling fans can choose from brands like Art Series, The Sebel, Mantra, Handwritten Collection, Novotel, TRIBE, Mercure, and ibis. Visit ALL.com to book, plus unlock a special member rate by joining Accor\u2019s loyalty program, ALL Accor, for free.<\/p>\n<p>As the Official Airline Partner of the AFL, Virgin Australia is focused on offering value and choice for footy fans travelling to the event. To book your flight to 2026 AAMI AFL Origin, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginaustralia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.virginaustralia.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AFL Travel makes it easy to be there in Perth to experience the passionate state rivalry for the first time in 25 years! From premium accommodation, flights and epic game-day experiences, it\u2019s all wrapped into one easy package. Book now: <a href=\"https:\/\/afltravel.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/afltravel.com.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mitch Georgiades during the round 14 match between Port Adelaide and Melbourne at Adelaide Oval, June 15, 2025.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":359080,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-359079","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australian-football-league","12":"tag-australianfootballleague","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-text"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}